The Tyne Tees Steam Shipping Company provided shipping services in the United Kingdom from 1904 to 1943.

History

Tyne-Tees Steam Shipping Company sign - geograph

Four companies came together in 1904 to form the Tyne Tees Steam Shipping Company. These were: *The Tyne Steam Shipping Co. Ltd, *The Tees Union Steamship Co. Ltd, *The Free Trade Wharf Co. Ltd * Furness Withy & Co. Ltd Passenger services were operated between

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. The vessels and interests of the company were purchased by

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in 1943. The former Headquarters building is now the Hotel du Vin.

Routes : Passenger / Cargo and Cargo only

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and Sunderland to

/ Antwerp /

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/ Bremen /

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/ Northern French Ports.

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to Bremen /

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Livery

Funnel : Black with red top and dividing white band. Greenway, Ambrose (1986): A Century of North Sea Passenger Steamers ; Page 76 ; Shepperton, Ian Allan ;

Passenger / Cargo ships operated

References

{{Authority control Transport companies established in 1904 Transport companies disestablished in 1943 Defunct shipping companies of the United Kingdom History of Newcastle upon Tyne Companies based in Newcastle upon Tyne